Folding music-stool



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J. PURSELL, Sr.

FOLDING MUSIG STOOL. No. 349,053. Patented Sept. 14, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT Curios.

JOHN PURSELL, SR, OF THOMASTON, CONNECTICUT.

FOLDING Muslo-sTooL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,053, dated September 14, 1886.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, John PUnsnLL, SF. a citizen of the United States, residing at Thomaston, in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Adjustable Music-Stools; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to furnitureersuch as tables, stools, &c.it being especially adapted to music-stools, the object being to provide a graceful and durable stool of this class which shall be simplein construction and economical in cost, which may be raised or lowered or inclined in either'direction, and which, when not in use, may be folded up into very small compass.

Vith these ends in view Ihave devised the novel construction of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, numbers being used upon the drawings to indicate the several parts of the device- Figure 1 is a cross-section of the stool complete, showing the seat in the horizontal position; Fig. 2, a similar section, showing the seat as slightly tilted; and Figs. 3 and 4 are elevations showing the seat detached and the parts folded ready for packing.

1 indicates the long legs, which extend diagonally from back of the seat to the floor under the front thereof. These legs are provided on their inner sides with pins 2, for a purpose presently to be explained, and are connected together at the top by an ornamental strip or strips, 3, and about midway of their length by a longitudinal brace, 4.

5 indicates the short legs,whioh are connected to the long legs by links 6, which are pivoted to both legs so as to turn freely. The short legs, at the opposite ends of the stool, are connected together by one or more longitudinal braces, 4, and each short leg is connected to the long leg at the same end of the stool by a cross-piece, 7, which is pivoted to both legs. By pivoting-links 6 and crosspieces 7 at both ends I am enabled to make the parts fold together when the seat is removed, as shown in Fig. 3, while at the same time when the seat is in place it rests firmly upon the legs and cannot possibly become folded. 8 indicates the seat,which is provided at the back at each end with downwardlyprojecting hook-shaped plates 9, each of which is provided with a curved slot, 10, to engage the pins.

'11 indicates supports pivoted near the forward edges of the stool at each end. The two supports are connected together in the same manner as the legs, by longitudinal braces 4, and each support is provided at its lower end with a hook-shaped plate, 12, having acurved slot, 18, which are adapted to engage pins 2 in the same manner that they are engaged by plates 9 at the back of the seat.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the seat as adjusted at its highest possible position. Suppose that it is desired to give the seat a forward tilt, plates 12 are disengaged from the pins and reengaged with the first or second pin below, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 2. be desired to lower the seat, leaving it in a horizontal position, both back and front plates are disengaged from the pins, and both plates are engaged with the first or second of the pins below the pin with which they are engaged in Fig. 1, depending,of course, upon the height at which it is desired to have the seat adjusted. hen it is desired to fold the stool, the seat is removed from the legs, and supports 11 are folded under, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and the legs are folded up, as indicated in Fig. 3. In packing, the seat is preferably inverted from the position shown in Fig. 4, and is placed upon the top of the legs, the seat resting in the curve of the legs at the right in Fig. 8.

I am well aware that folding chairs have been in use for many years, and have myself secured Letters Patent No. 336,156, dated February 16, 1886, for a folding adjustable music-stool, my present construction being an improvement upon that shown in my said former patent.

Itwill of course be apparent that the outlines of the parts and the details of construction may be considerably variedwithout depart ing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- Should it A folding adjustable music-stool consisting of a seat having slotted plates 9, and having cross-pieces folded compactly together, subpivoted thereto supports 11,with slotted plates stnntially as described. IO 12, in combination with long-legs 1, having In testimony whereof Iaffixmysignalurein pins 2, and short legs 5, connected thereto by presence of two witnesses 5 links 6, and cross-pieces 7, pivoted to the long JOHN 'PU RSELTJ, Sn

and short legs, said parts being combined and Witnesses: arranged so that the seat may be removed and A. M. .VOOSTER,

the support folded under, and the legs and (F. E. RIZUGLES. 

